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Article: Idaho Air Guard helps test stackable pallets.(Airman's World)
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- July 1, 2004
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GOWEN FIELD, Idaho -- As part of an ongoing Air Expeditionary Force Battlelab initiative, a team tested a new bilevel aircraft loading system aboard an Idaho Air National Guard C-130 Hercules here in April.
People from the battlelab, a think tank for new and innovative ideas based at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, made the 50-mile trip here to test the system as part of an ongoing process to assess its fitness for use in field operations.
The system works by taking existing pallets and attaching a frame and vertical rails to make a second tier. The unit's base is designed to hold up to 6,000 pounds while the upper pallet can hold up to 3,000 ...